Display card container



Oct. 25, 1932. A. H. GALBRAITH 1,384,971

DISPLAY CARD CONTAINER Filed June 25, 1930 9:135 IO- Ibo n- I65 J jgfire/7b. GQ/b/zr/Wr, INVEN TOR.

, ATTORNEY.

Patented Get. 25, 1932 FFICE rare ARCH H. GALIBRAITH, OF PITTSBURGH,PENNSYLVANIA,' ASSIGNOR 'JIO RUTLEDG'E EQUIPMENT COMPANY, A CORPORATIONOF PENNSYLVANIA DISPLAY CARD CONTAINER 3 Application filed. June 25,

This invention relates to containers for holding and exhibiting pricecards or the like, and is of especial utility for outdoors display ofcards advertising the prices of commodities subject to frequentvariation, for example, the price of gasoline sold at establishmentscommonly known as filhng stations;

An object of my invention is to PIOVldG a container for the purposerecited above, that shall be adapted to receive and hold a plurality ofcards imprinted with various prices or other legends, to protect thesame from the weather and to afford one in the vicinity of the exhibit aclear view of one or more of said cards, and particularly acontainervadapted to be readily removed from its sup-porting means forinspection or rearrangement of the contents or other purpose withoutsubjecting the contents to exposure torain or snow or the like.

My invention has for further ob ec ts such other advantages andimprovements in construction and utility as may be found to obtain inthe description and devices herelnafterset forth -or claimed.

In order that my invention may clearly be set forth and understood, Inow describe, with reference to the accompanying drawlng, but withoutlimiting myself to the specific details thereof a preferred form inwhich it may be embodied. In this drawlng,

Figure 1 is a view, partly in elevation and partly in vertical crosssection, of a container constructed in accordance with my invention;together with a support therefor;

Figs. 2 and 3 are vertical and horizontal sectional views of the deviceshown in Fig. 1, taken along the lines 11-11 and III-III, respectively,of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4c is a perspective view of a portion of the device shown in Fig.1, parts being cut away;

Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional view of a portion of the device shown inFigs. 1 to 4, inclusive, being taken along the line VV of Fig. 3;

Fig. 6 is an elevational view of the support shown in Figs. 1 and 3;being shown sep- 1930. Serial No. 463,632.

araltely from the remainder of the devices; anc

Fig. 7 is a similar view of an alternate form of support, parts beingcut away.

Similar characters of reference designate the same parts in each of theviews of the drawing.

As shown in the drawing, and more particularly Figs. 1, 2 and 8 thereof,the container of my invention is comprised principally of a casing ofmetal or other suitable material having the outlines of aparallelepiped, and bounded by a top 1 and a bottom 2, connected at oneend by an end piece 3 and at the other by a pair of vertical strips 1.

The strips 4 are provided with vertical slots or grooves 5 extendingfrom the bottom of the casing to the top 1 and adapted to receive avertical closure element 6, alsoshown in Fig. 6, having an extension 7at right angles thereto and adapted to be secured by a suitable fastener8 to whatever object is most conveniently located for, supporting anddisplaying the container and its con-' tents. A flange or fillet 9 maybe provided between the vertical element 6 and the horizontal element 7,for the purpose of strengthening the support, for example a portion ofpump casing 10.

It will be obvious from the drawing, and more particularly Fig. 1thereof that the grooves 5 are terminated by the top 1 of the casing 1,so that upon placing the grooves 5 in engagement with the closureelement 6, the casing may be lowered until the top of the element 6strikes the top 1 of the casing, in which position the casing remainssupported by the closure element 6. The casing may be withdrawn at willby simply lifting it until the closure element 6 is free of the grooves5. f

The top 1, bottom 2, and piece 3 and vertical strips 4 are provided withflanges 1a, 2a, 3a, and 1a, respectively, located along the open sidesof the casing." The top 1 and bottom piece 2 are furtherprovided with aplurality of bridge members 11 of which the sides adjacent to theflanges 1a and 2a respectively are separated from the latter asufficient distance toprovide for the free introduction of glass panes13, through which a view may be had of the contents of the casing fromboth sides of the container.

In the preferred instance shown in the drawing, the glass panes 13 arenot rigidly fastened to the case but are more or less loosely retainedin the case by means of the closure element 6. However, the panes 16 maybe more rigidly secured if so desired.

The bridges 11 are provided with ramps 14- facing the end of the casinghaving the closure 6, and both the bridges 12 proper and the ramps 14:are provided with inclined raised portions 15.

The bottom 2 is preferably provided with a suitable plurality ofopenings or holes 16, for the purpose of permitting any moisturecondensed within the casing to drain.

In use, the casing is removed from the closure and support 6 and asuitable number of cards 18 are inserted therein, being guided intoposition between the bridges 11 by the ramps 14 and raised portions 15.In this position the cards 18 are in view through the glass panes 13,and are supported at a slight distance from the panes 13 and the bottom2, so that the cards will not be brought into Contact with any moistureadhering to the inner sides of the panes 13 or lying on the bottom 2.The casing is then replaced in the manner indicated hereinabove.

In the specific form of the device shown in the drawing, in which twoglass panes 13, on opposite sides of the casing, are employed, it isusual to insert a duplicate series of cards 18 within the casing, or asingle card having similar displays on each side thereof, so that theexhibit may be Viewed from both sides. However, only one pane 13 may bepro- .vided for, the opposite side being blank, in which case noduplicate display is necessary.

For rearrangement or replacement of the cards 18, the casing may bewithdrawn and replaced as before, and in inclement weather may becarried indoors or to a sheltered position for the rearranging orreplacing operation.

In Fig. 7 I have shown an alternate form of support, comprising a clampconsisting of a member 21 attached to the closure element 6 and acorresponding member 22 adapted to be fastened thereto by a suitablefastener 23 to secure the device against a rod 24 or the like.

It will be obvious that my invention is capable of modification withrespect to the several details thereof without departing from the spiritof my invention. My invention is therefore not limited to the specificdetails given hereinabove by way of illustrative eX- ample, but is to beconstrued as of the scope of the claims hereinafter made.

I claim:

1. In a display device, a casing adapted to receive a plurality ofdisplay cards, said casing having transparent sides adjacent to theouter faces of said cards and an open end for inserting and withdrawingsaid cards, a recess within said open end, and a combined closure andsupport member adapted to be. received into said recess.

2. In a display device, a casing adapted to receive a plurality ofdisplay cards, said casing having transparent sides adjacent to theouter faces of said cards and an open end for inserting and withdrawingsaid cards, a re cess within said open end, a support member adapted tobe received into said recess, and means for limiting the travel of saidmember within said recess in a position in which said opening is closedby said member.

3. In a display device, a casing adapted to receive a plurality ofdisplay cards, said casing having transparent sides adjacent to theouter faces of said cards and an open end for inserting and withdrawingsaid cards, a vertical recess in said open end and a vertical supportmember adapted to be introduced into said recess and serving when sointroduced as a closure for said open end.

4. A card holder of the character described, comprising a rectangularframe provided with an elongated opening at one end and provided with agroove at each side of the opening, a stationarily held closure adaptedto enter said grooves and close the opening when the frame is applied tothe closure.

5. A card holder of the character described, comprising a frame providedwith an opening at one side, and a stationarily and vertically heldclosure adapted to support the frame and close said opening when theframe is applied to the closure, said frame having an extension adaptedto cover the top of said closure when said frame is thus applied.

6. A card holder of the character described, comprising a frame providedwith an open ing at one side, and a stationarily and vertically heldclosure adapted to support the frame and close said opening when theframe is applied to the closure, said framehaving an extension adaptedto cover the top of said closure and to serve as a stop to hold saidframe in the applied position.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name this 23rd dayof June 1930.

ARCH H. GALBRAITH.

